Import/export HS code 51119098: Heavy other wool or animal hair fabrics

Woven fabrics made from carded wool or fine animal hair, weighing more than 300 g/m²

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Italy 373,275
Belgium 163,570
Denmark 157,489
India 119,498
France 113,107

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Italy 245,713 127,562 -118,151
Belgium 27,994 135,576 +107,582
Denmark 152,345 5,144 -147,201
India 54,638 64,860 +10,222
France 47,498 65,609 +18,111
Germany 3,541 88,598 +85,057
United States 59,846 24,266 -35,580
Latvia 33,927 0 -33,927
Eswatini 1,699 24,938 +23,239
Bulgaria 0 18,803 +18,803

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Italy 385,430
Belgium 181,220
United Kingdom 148,759
China 137,137
India 123,984

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Italy 243,144 142,286 -100,858
Belgium 40,527 140,693 +100,166
United Kingdom 40,149 108,610 +68,461
China 134,380 2,757 -131,623
India 57,310 66,674 +9,364
France 19,878 41,910 +22,032
United States 35,499 3,198 -32,301
Latvia 33,927 0 -33,927
Eswatini 1,699 24,938 +23,239
Turkey 6,574 19,088 +12,514

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 19
Inner London - East 6
West Yorkshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Cheshire 2

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Inner London - West 15 14 -1
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
West Yorkshire 2 4 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 2 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 0 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 2 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 1 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 476,303
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 439,393
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 366,142
Other 1,203

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Air transport 175,985 300,318 +124,333
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 296,560 142,833 -153,727
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 198,609 167,533 -31,076
Other 1,203 0 -1,203

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 198,660
East Midlands Airport 169,407
London Gateway Port 165,382
Immingham Docks 133,246
Felixstowe 114,354

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Dover 121,470 77,190 -44,280
East Midlands Airport 71,349 98,058 +26,709
London Gateway Port 79,628 85,754 +6,126
Immingham Docks 133,246 0 -133,246
Felixstowe 51,595 62,759 +11,164
Birmingham Airport 12,083 96,845 +84,762
London Heathrow Airport 60,065 46,409 -13,656
London 61,836 26,960 -34,876
London Stansted Airport 22,522 28,798 +6,276
Eurotunnel 32,164 15,897 -16,267

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
24
Manufacture of textiles
11
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
10
Manufacture of wearing apparel
8
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 5
2026-04 7
2026-03 9
2026-02 5
2026-01 5

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 20
54m+ 12
0-1m 9
15m-54m 6
Other 6

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Germany 4,372,050
United States 1,377,451
Turkey 287,167
China 228,806
Lithuania 146,025

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Germany 2,056,664 2,315,386 +258,722
United States 562,116 815,335 +253,219
Turkey 130,078 157,089 +27,011
China 152,664 76,142 -76,522
Lithuania 86,057 59,968 -26,089
France 20,870 92,914 +72,044
Poland 56,940 42,844 -14,096
New Zealand 41,007 49,552 +8,545
Italy 13,683 73,431 +59,748
India 49,347 31,812 -17,535

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,948,136
Air transport 2,189,392
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 433,082

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,329,760 2,618,376 +288,616
Air transport 1,085,259 1,104,133 +18,874
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 121,413 311,669 +190,256

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,172,493
East Midlands Airport 779,297
London Heathrow Airport 732,795
Dover 706,903
Southampton 299,070

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,925,670 2,246,823 +321,153
East Midlands Airport 437,301 341,996 -95,305
London Heathrow Airport 375,169 357,626 -17,543
Dover 391,416 315,487 -75,929
Southampton 0 299,070 +299,070
ZLC 102,283 168,377 +66,094
Manchester Airport 70,297 198,354 +128,057
Liverpool Docks 121,478 2,200 -119,278
London Stansted Airport 59,760 20,519 -39,241
Immingham Docks 11,357 60,870 +49,513

Quick facts

HS code: 51119098

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Woven fabrics made from carded wool or fine animal hair, weighing more than 300 g/m²